Apush Essay 79

From 1861 to 1865 America was facing one of it worst times, the Civil War. This war had resulted in drastic changes all throughout American society. Labor and industrialization were two significant changes after the war. Slavery was outlawed due to the Thirteenth Amendment, so many blacks became sharecroppers. The war also pushed America to industrialize which led to many new and important inventions. Industrialization led to changes in agriculture and farming methods, which also effected different labor systems. The consequences of the Civil War greatly impacted American life.

Labor after the Civil War was effected immensely due to the passing of the Thirteenth Amendment. This amendment was made to free the enslaved blacks. Freed blacks were not able to leave the south so they became sharecroppers and still worked for the wealthy whites because of the Cycle of Indebtness. Blacks were still uneducated and taken advantage of by whites but were paid very little. In 1865, Freedman’s Bureau helped fix the problems faced by free slaves and whites. Also in 1865, the Central Pacific Railroad opened up new job opportunities to Chinese workers. This is the first time the Chinese were employed in America. They were seen as more efficient workers than the Irishmen. The Burlingame Treaty of 1868 protected the Chinese workers and immigrants in America. Worker’s organizations were also being formed. In 1866 the National Labor Union united farmers and factory workers, and in 1869 the Knights of Labor supported private property rights and the laborer’s independence. These laborers included farmers, entrepreneurs, and factory workers.

Due to the increasing industrialization for the good of the country, many new inventions often took the place of humans in the work field. New inventions included Thomas Bell and telegraph in 1876, and Thomas Edison with the phonograph in 1877 and the light bulb in 1879. Inventions such as the shoe- lasting machine put humans...

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Agriculture
Labor
Industrialization
Transportation
8. Analyze the impact of any TWO of the following on the American industrial worker between 1865-1900
Government actions
Immigration
Labor Unions
Technological changes
9. To what extent did religious freedom exist in the British North American colonies prior to 1750?
10. Analyze the ways in which controversy over the extension of slavery into western territories contributed to the coming of the Civil War
Confine your answer to the period of 1845-1861
11. Analyze the roles that women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s through 1920. Focus your essay on TWO of the following.
Politics
Social conditions
Labor and working conditions
12. Explain the causes and consequences of TWO of the following population movements in the United States during the period 1945-1985
Suburbanization
The growth of the Sun Belt
Immigration to the United States
13. From 1775 to 1840, many African Americans gained freedom from slavery, yet during the same period the institution of slavery expanded. Explain why BOTH of those changes took place. Analyze the ways that BOTH free African Americans and enslaved African Americans responded to the challenges confronting them.
14. Analyze the home-front experiences of TWO of the following groups during the Second World War....